All Fraud Must Come to an End
Hospice services are for people who are facing a terminal illness. A team of doctors, nurses, hospice aides, counselors and volunteers usually work together to provide the best quality of life possible...
View ArticleZombie Fraud
It’s pretty common to hear about fraud cases where the identity of a deceased person has been stolen by a criminal and used to collect a variety of government benefits for years before getting caught....
View ArticleFraudster Flunk Out
Most people like to get things for free, but an article posted on MassLive.com tells about a former Massachusetts university employee who takes the concept of free to a new, lower level. This...
View ArticleSupermarket Special
Today, shoppers can accomplish multiple tasks at their local supermarket, while saving time and money. Shoppers can pick up everything they need for a tasty meal, fill a prescription, and even withdraw...
View ArticleThe Death of Fraud
County Coroners usually investigate human deaths, whenever victims die unexpectedly or suspicious circumstances are involved. Their job is to provide confirmation and certification that a person is...
View ArticleThe Land of Free Benefits
When Francis Scott Key wrote the Star Spangled Banner, he described the United States as the land of the free and the home of the brave. (Nothing about it being a great place for foreign fraudsters to...
View ArticleChildish Ways
The state of Washington promotes employment by providing child care subsidies to eligible low-income working families through the Working Connections Child Care program. The program uses government...
View ArticleBlowing the Whistle Pays
According to the Department of Justice (DOJ), the False Claims Act is the government’s most effective tool for rooting out fraud and returning misappropriated funds back to taxpayer-funded programs....
View ArticleFoolish Fraudster
There are a variety of jokes about the number of fools it takes to complete a simple task, such as screwing in a lightbulb. Similarly, have you ever wondered how many times a foolish fraudster gets...
View ArticleStressed Out
Psychiatrists are supposed to help their patients cope with stress, not cause it. An article published by the Fairfield Patch tells about how a Connecticut psychiatrist and her husband caused quite a...
View ArticleEasy Money = Hard Time
If you could make six figures without working very hard, would you be interested in the job? (I’m sure you’d be intrigued at first, then suspicious, right?) According to an article posted on...
View ArticleTriple-Dipping
When you think of triple-dipping, perhaps ice cream cones with your favorite flavors come to mind. A Chicago Tribune story tells about how a man triple-dipped by stealing unemployment benefits from the...
View ArticleIs There a Fraudster Under the Bed?
For every child who fears going to sleep because of a monster under the bed, there’s likely a parent shining a flashlight to scare it away. The Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and the...
View ArticleServing Up Fraud for Dinner
Restaurant customers love to peruse menus for tasty meals that will satisfy their hankerings. (Whether a blue plate special or a gourmet dish, they expect to have a tasty experience no matter how much...
View ArticlePesky Fraudsters
There are lots of pesky things that are bothersome such as ants who invade your kitchen counters and termites who silently eat away at your home’s foundation. Fortunately, there are chemical solutions...
View ArticleOverprescribed
There’s a pill for just about everything. In fact, there were 4.36 billion prescriptions dispensed in the United States in 2015.A Miami psychiatrist did more than just overprescribe medication to his...
View ArticlePainful Mistakes
We’ve all made painful mistakes. (Whether buying something we can’t afford, forgetting a significant other’s birthday, or forgetting to set an alarm for an early morning flight, there are always...
View ArticleA Spike in Fraud
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service, the trafficking rate for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has dropped dramatically over the past twenty...
View ArticleBenched
According to Medicaid.gov, the government health benefits program is the largest payer when it comes to mental health services in the United States. (And as you know, where there’s a large pot of...
View ArticleHistory Repeats Itself
History tends to repeat itself. While many fraudsters can learn from their mistakes, there are some who often return to old patterns of behavior. A Connecticut man who was gainfully employed by a...
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